The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

11'1 ‘ 1-- E - "Y MARKET ADD *:;°IIOILtILCIA.L INTELLIGENCE. Affair CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. it in the general di3c , -,unt market this morn tenliin in the same condition as noticed during lio e , P4st f ew days. The inquiries for accommoda pl dtinuo limited, while the capital at the cora t:bk. of the joint-stock and private establtahments l 'rqrs to be increasing , and the mercantile public . Ilt te l, therf c're forward ' to further facilvies te tlffJrdt d them b at no very distant day. The t t „ t4 „ " 9 ? cllarged by brokers and others for the ell4'tion ' of the beet bills are 61 to 7 pur cent. t,:Wee return f rom th e B a nk of Etigland, "8 ! furt her accumulation of bullion, and an in- In t he rese rve o f notes, wh i le the other secu 11 in dicite tttt44ean augmentation in the discoun is ti oss of th e establishment. S u bj o i ne d our 1141 analy s i s keti b e ec C r i e r a culatio n £20,147,980 841113.940 __ i fia n err : : : 13,583, 635 ease • •• • • 111.361 - - -- -- 3,579.846 I " ** •• " 29,1)79 „ nerea se " .. rßbh e De .• • • • .. 7,07 1 ,7 8 ? ,ec posits • • " . 174,892 otheur _reass .. • • . 13,306,156 . uel)csUA.. .. •• 4 23 9to e ln •• " .. 548 192 ° e'a bay and other Bills .. • • 1,999' G, Increase . " "thin:lent Securities . 11,124,584 °tllet S ecurities .. ..1 1 To l a 9 l t 8 e 1 r 55764 ti 78 0 441 13 1 . , Dn • • •• .. i , 6:), , employed .. " ttit. tn crease Nod icrease .... •••• • • - 1 e 2 0 3 - ,/ 1 3 r 810 5 t her le it 4 ill g the last few days there has , rkin etivit Y exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Ill,Cce Markets. At the public sales ofte in a 1 4 1 ; tIY reduced rates have been current, but lo t tt h rtt tile operations have been restricted, owing bas ktiti e high rates demanded by holders. Coff,eile in c0,01144E' rtesu fair request, at steady prices; wh has l'4 11 '„ , fruit, spices, and saltpetre, there lilt' elaterial change as regards values. In the 4 ‘l? PrP ttl arket business has been very dull for both - 4 bto, tnd forward d e liv e ry, at about former tltio n , 4 hi hi . t ttiti e ! Y i nfluentially constituted . undertaking, 11 41 1 ' the British Colonial Steamship Company, in ko4h the for a capital of £250 000, re. terivlittßres of £5O each, 1 000 of wnich are co. 1 04it u. for subscribers in the North American 4 8 8. T he object in view is the formation kid regelar line of steamers between Montreal rti kid and the United Kingdom, kt, R S' L "den, with a prospective exfensi P outo !4 -rtih'wtek, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia... 7iti:lzcoesetssiteyrionuf s a l37 direct communicition has long felt by merchants and other: . )ite„rg6 Passenger traffic is expected, and the ss_r . of 4 ' h Prael iedi men conversant with the trade °ltt4 be secured. In conclusion, the prospectus .tn Illit ii th at the undertaking is brought forward 1414414 d increase the connection of the port of i e °4 will\ the British N)rth American colonies, tnr 110,;:1„ting a regular and speedy conveyance 4, T. The shares are 1-1- 2 prem. i lt oikl h° "-as Brown (late of the Ebbw Vale Iron N til :Jl Et director of the Great Western R tilway, L IIIi Is %joined the directory of the South Wales 411 [1: 1) C urx , pany, and will bring considerable . h tly :lee to bear upon the operations of the corn be t oll • a The shares were quoted on 'Change at the , lir ti . t 21 1 Find freely bon.: ht. 4 - Etre i .. U. 1, wormed that M sera. X,mophon,Ba t l u li e ilukrti'l,tuere, and Michael Z J.lfi have joined c'ittle M etropolitan and Provincial Bank. 1 1 4 t „ th e Pii i Two o'CLocic. t ' , i.er, r-8 Bourse this morning, according to Itio t -t Er's t I -. et' 600 te leg ram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 4 ~,. 75e. Veryll 6k e4 ctiot tar firm. I, i '‘et. f or Y s YroPtoms have appeared in the ) 4 ths pe r - t " l za and shares, and Consols are down ILlterchartit• compared with the latest prices C t4 ll lllil sales -tel I n. This probably arises from 4 tit Ha 1 Ilew varice just experienced. There is . feature either . to, Politi es in connection with money 4 4 °ll ev a produce an to effect. Consols lq9le : kw r-8 91 i, and for the account, 91i it-. 1 1; kh T utees and Reduced Annuities are i '''Pti 2 1 . 1 " I n niEies, 1885, 14 15-16; Red Sea Tele. 4 04 1 0 1 ; EUthequer Bills, 2s. to Is. dis. ; Indian t il ds, eata l 104' 3 ; Debentures, 99 ; and the .44 1 ". di s• ludian Stcck is 219; and Bank Th e F 37• P P l l 'ltt : tei en Market opened with a very buoyant t d 4l4 il a ,: a : o but a general reaction has since taken 4,, e - "q the tendency for the movement is in an q(39l.tiireetion. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are r4 lt 4; d° ' CD Id 49 1 50 1 ; Mexican, 41 I; fi t , 2 2 „.• DBO I es, 8 s h 4t4 , h r. ' 23 k ' Spanish Passive. 33: 2 - s ; do. Cer,i ‘"cli li i , - ,1 14 ; Portuguese, 49: i ; Russian, 89 I; Oth "ntedera,e Loan, 55 57. i t 6 l 't e h ' il wa3 Share Market the operations are 1 N" P ' 3' t "ens iv - , but a firmer tone is generally gll l 4- Grew E (stern and London and Black- l :hit t e N Etavanoed ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, Lan C ci Loa" Yorkshire, and North Western, 108.; I)l° Ev 114 " and Brighton, £1; South Eastern, ),: t4 e et i ll4 ve declined 55. Sl it ( eign and Colonial lines remain dull c -"Y eh in values. 4 itk c h a nge of importance va _ iLlaeilt a" Miscellaneous Snares are in steady •ti t ' and.g eu • former rites. Lon - l it end e erally sustain form Lon- Q, 4 4 i; Lsuutay realise 58 1 4 59; Imperial Alliance, I '3 'o, "no and Westminster, 80 801; Hudson II 1 "uip ‘n if ' 2 l; N,Y t : 18 1 A B ; X tlional Discount Company, l ' • Pr" na. • ..`"at Snipping Company are c quoted _ t4 4li harii: 'vliuritius Credit, par i prem.; if . al tl'itly, l l 2 4. 2 l, prem. ; and South Eastern Banking ° i t prem. ,t, 1 _01 ? „,, 8141,10 --- "I't ""° 4 /.1 ' l l FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. I) Ue Ez . r p 3, it t , p . . c otklois tmrn s . \ P N . u' , t,),,„, „. a eat, iteti'll,,uaron 5 9ls i i i 91i 414 4 13er eetu Luce ', , ,it, le f s, ao ; ........ k yit t 4 : l , or 3 0 - - 8 , .xpir e -Ith J au., Is Bo • • , 5 1 6 Ni t , Cited p''', expir e ith. April, 18'15 14 ,- - bPer liiiiZt_eolegraph), Aug. 0,.1 i, til ) i ; t r: ' • 41 40, 2& 3 per Cent l7 4 1 • • • I Il h ttgl an „ . £lOO ani L2OO • 7 2 r1, 0 ")1 1 , 4 G ' tk, 4-1 per Ct., last hf.-y-. 237 V t °ell, ? rEIO .I . MENT SECURITIES. Ditto A e vi per Cent April 1874 ..„ 219 Ip_ 6eo ir - .,. .~ per ut ................ lk.,ck Cent. J ul y is7o 611 t e t,, I 0 :?, 4 , 4 t ....... " lo4a b it ' Rtt ' -e t , Oet..lbBB b it to 6 ~,t4eed aper, 4 Der i!ent.• •• • • bi t ' ( )6(„ e ' cent , Jan 1872 t o,, 14ter Cent. AL . iy, 1879 ...... ''• Vi t ,"itt 4 ' At tires, '4 per Ct., April 1861 tli t $0 ditto Aug., 1866 99 /0,04 El,OOO 1,, d er 4 000 ...... 2 dis kilt '°R bi t la ti 6 EIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. lilt to , ti Per Cent b .t °, 18 1 "" Cent... _ .. 11 1 t) 18 .......... ' ' B6l 7 N ii Scrip and 1859 . 1 / 4 Llt, a Pe r t e 63 , £55 paid Tr4t i - ' Nsw Consolidated, 1825 'e 4t till 7 •-oaeolidated, 1 per Cent — hit 6 Per c ent t, Per 0 - .. 101 i t Ac e "era., 1821-5, ex-Coupons.. 4);tt c, etu. °4 , 4 4 31 4 4 N ollpous ........... • - 2 ''t.itl'eentit, ........................ 111 4 11 1 ,, t t. , 4 A :3 per Cent .................. Ititillctotitit .: . . • • l l ; pti) (4 t ; `, l la 4, l: a er . i,Ll 5 ........ . : 7 nt 42 11 24 1/ 2.41 btt, t , Per Cent ........ 11 1t,.. De , t.}l,,,acirfet ....... lil,Lkkies,3 Warrants (Hectares) • — bit' ke - tje r Cent., 1853 04' 4 3 p e ,. 4 ,,nt ...... „. .• •• 4 Ati ° tie: - s'ent.,lBs6, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 —4‘ 4 etiui, L. , t , Per Cent., 1 . 12 .. IWr .. ..._ bi t Biti,t)er Cent 1850 ' b i tq ~,!tq 5 Per Ce nt , 1 M ) 56 bit,i, i _ per r ent, , o ito t , e 6 per , 18 6 2 ‘/:`&l 4 }, i keee„ t eut uB- T4 4, , 4 it 't ' 4 l' e t Cent bi t t , 4 ket'er Cent .. 1 te. A"' beferred. .. 521 IL t/ it ' t, 4 l'aNc°,,,lia't ............ 'ii 4 v e .. 14titti (T.collut .............. • • • • • 34/ i i 3/ , : i t " 4 4' rt • 01 C ....... not tuncled 4 l i t4 o h . 6 P:r ti4 e t e ' nt • •ig ; _l_4l a 14 4 134 ili t t"e h ec ° l lnt ' I A ) eel. c e N s , k,, eo Tat. 18.58 , )11,,0 lint — 7:i Il it tt, t irri n t t. 1862 0 1°Q Bond r, Vi i i e ... li 694 4 11 "N on the above payable in Lend )4 0 4 NI tlo, ke ehey TWO O'CLOCK, 911 e ftut .. 911 1 ............ SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINAL:I( SHARES AND STOW.. S Closing Basines , ,hare Railways. r aw ' Price. done. S gi Wol., and Str. Val. mythe and Tyne. Best.,Sleal.,audßid.Co Bristol and Exeter ...• Caledonian Lots anu Bamion. Do A ( A gets do Cornwall Do. B 1 till tipo.p an.has t been paid to B. Dublin Belfast June. Den.,Perth,&Ab. June. (Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. ste 8i 81 84 t 6 121 124 85i 6i 6 74 37 39 16 )7 94 96 106 108 49 50 47 49 71 8i Ditto A StoCk Ditto East Anglian st GreatNcrtbot Scotland (real Northern 130 '3 l 136 137 1:-4 36 95 97 65 Do A stock Do ES clo .... Gt. S. an W. of Irelan ;Great Western Do Str Val gua. stoc , ,Lancash,:e & Yorkshir , !London and Lilackwaii Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast. Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 1 shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanc Do. t shares Mid Bent 110; 111 72 74 104 :06 40 42 iuol. 1101 100 oil 52 53 106 107 1.3 , 1 1 301. ) 09 101 - - I Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee !Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purcha6i Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle Narth London Do New !North Statlordshire L.'N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. K, Aber. stool llo Scot. Mid. stock I Shrews. and W etchpoo Shropshire Union !South Devon 621 65 25 t 6 1021 103 i 58 59 911 Dlt 125 130 24 p' 79 80 11 Ili 123 126 93 45 98 100 53 64 3 f. 4 941 es} 'South 14. astern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dui tames, Wok.,andWok Stockton Da€lingtoh 99 101 91 103 39 Of 104 L 7 8 165 ,70 5i 6 P Do Do New, 18tit, ,Taff Vale. Do B Do C lUlster Do Do I Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and W aterford & Kilkenny !West Cornwall W. Hartlepool West Midland -Oxtord' Do Newport' Do Hereford' 87 90 167 i 72 23 25 iiitITISII I'OS.SESSI()N. Closing sr tat !ways Pam. Price. Business don , llf • • •antii, &St Lawren , Ali 5941 -.om.,Barodagt.Cent in, I. 1C25 .035 1031 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New - p 40 Do. E. 5hare5......... 75 P 1 p 0, Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 55 .5 iu Do. Preference .• .• .. all 9 CO Ituilalo,BrantAGodric}: to - o p. et. Lids. Aug. 1, 1,7:, ok , Do. do. July 1, 187., rut - 00 Po. do. June 1 , 1, 100 - - , t • ;1,-uttr...-76.14; riots., 1, 100 100 102 st 'aperrown •!:. Dock Set -, WO 99 101 dock Eaetn. Bengal gu. sp. 101 1046 105 , tees I,aet Indian. gu. sp. 113 1 4 1035 20 Do. ao. 15 5 5 p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 5 p ~oes Grand Trunk of Canads e.. 19) 206 100 Do. Ist Pr". Bonds.. 72 74 100 Do. no. Deferred...... all 55 40 100 Do. zd Pre,. Bones.. so 65 67 67 100 Do. do deferred.- all 49 55 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... ,o, 49 52 t OO Do. do. deferred.... . 3.•1 Et tOO Do. 4th Pref. eto k... all 2 26 28 265 100 Do. do. deferred.- ell 275 ,took Gt.lndisPen tu. g ua.s p .c 'Ol 103 104. 1035 5 20 Do. New gua. 5 p.... I - , 5 I 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 35 I stook Gt. South.of India (Lim 02 103 uara nteed 5 per cent. le , 205 Gt. W. of Canad a Shares all 9 5 95 206 Do. New 1, 105 ,u 5. 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 withl opt. all 92 94 tOO Du. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 5p •tock Madras guar., sp. 0. .. 1 , 2 103 Mt stock D 0.45 p. 0. Extension 101 96 OS stock Pc. 4A d 0........ leo 92 96 20 Do. Fifth Extensio n . • 2 - - stock Melb.Corp. p. u. Bna.- - - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. alt - - 20 New Brunswick Cand. Class A and 8.. all i 3 5 N.lll.C'da6 pc tat pi bds 100 82 84 k Sainde •• ) (100 102 103 1021 stock Do. Delhi.. llOO 102 103 zu Do. do 2 i st Do. Punjaub ;73 t I , all 10 2 lU3 p 503 Do. Do. ..•• , , s 02k Do. indus.St. Flo.) i 100 97 99 • , ttLUIN IAL 11.. N M ENT 1 - 3.61; 111'11;;;s. p.c.J zt,..11.w. - 1877-84 ...... VI.) 101 103 1021 2 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & A TiL 100 99 ;01 - Do. 6p. c.Mar.zt Sept. 100 102 104 - Do. 2p. c. Jan.&JulY. 89 21 891 - Do. 5 Inscribed stoop_ 100 8) 91 - Cape G. Hope. 6 p 100 105 17 107 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881- 104 108 11 0 0 D. 189, 100 !09 111 - - ,Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 - Ceylon, Nov.ls7B, 6p e luu 110 112 - I•6lautitins 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 107 109 - 1 ;.N.8.G0v. 6 p.c.Ja.,StJul6 100 101 103 - Lo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 10u - N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 3.,186( lOU 99 100 - Do. sp. c.,1 8 / 1 to l'•:71' 100 99 101 - Do. d0.,1888 6zupwde 100 99 160 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 - !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - sterling, 1875 100 IP 105 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - . - Aus G6p.e.1876.& up tOu 108 110 - IVIc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 10U - - 'DO. to ko.c. An.‘tost. 100 1095 1101 1 1101 I_ BRITISH MINES. :imbrut. 1 6 id i dlora Amalgamated.. - 37 18 - Deven G. Cons. (Tavist.; 575 'B5 - East Bassett (Mogan,- 30 70 71 1 East Clog - ,au Gold Ltd. 53. id Par t d - East Caradon ...... 1.14.. 28 29 291 - East Cara Brea... .;.4 . ,• 7 74 - W'l Russel (Tavistli.)l 8.9.0 45 05 Gam.,2St.Aubyn(Gwen ~ :68, • ;0 11 - Great South Tolgus.... 17 s 4 45 I - G. Wheal Vor(lielston 40 185 193 20 5 -Grenville 5.16. 5 Si 5 5 - I S.l , 37 - itingston Downs •• 4. 8.0 45 55 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant gp 17 19 - )i arke Valley.. yndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 2A 15 2 d - New Seton 1,51 090 - • North Downs 25 15 21 Basset (1110.0 n 3.1." 2 25 - North Wheal Crotty - Par Consols (st. Blazey, , ;•rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.8.7 44 46 - South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 440 660 - S. Cant Brea (Illogan) - - -:_Wheat Fran. allwan 18.16.9 674 625 - Stray Park .30.17.6 28 30 5 1 rsinar Silv.& Lead k - fin Croft f 2u 2 t West Basset (Illogan) l4 , 11 12 -1, radon (Liskeardi 5 ' 21 23 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (111ogan) 55 100 200 heal Buller(liedrutti) 10 874 925 - 64 heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 40 43 - Wheal Led ott - 61 heal 31aryAnn (Men ) s 114 144 - Wheal Beton . . 58.6 175 185 - heal Trmaymey (Lis.) 7 23 z 4 _ Whe4l Union 3.17 24 3 VIGEFEIM,NCE bliAttEb. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Great Western, 5 per cent. red prf., 103 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. kua. stock, No. 1, 1021 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, 135 i FOItEIGIti MINES. Cape Copper, Urn.. 8f f Cobre Copper, 35 6f 6 St. John del Key (lim.), 504 ': United Mexican (liia„' 64 7 X udanamutana of S. Australia (11m.),:3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon...an and Liverpool (lim.), 447 Australasia, 751 Bank of Egypt, 25f 6 Bank of utago, lira., 3,4 British and American Exchange (lim.), 19f Chattered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australt t. and China, 46 Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 32f City, 117 Colonial, lira., 401 391 Consolidated Bank, lira., 10f ! Hindustan, china, and Japan (Urn.), 30 Imperial Bank (lim.), 281 Imperial Ottoman, 181 f Lana Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, issued at 14 pm , 5 f London and County, 581 9 81 ~,,aun Joint Stock, ,81 s London and N•trthern (lim.), 15} 141 London and South American, lim., London and Westminster, 80 79 sO4 • Merchant • Jkink, lim., it Mercantile and Exchange. Bin., 16 `iietrop. and Prov. Bank ,2' 5 I dental Bank Corporation. 641 Provincial or Ireland, 91 904 • Sciude, I'unjaub, and Delhi, lim., 74 17 South Australia, 39f f Standard of British South Africa (lim), 28 Union of Australia, 544 Union of London, 43 21 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira., 24 Comma rcial Union (Insurance),J 1 . 4 Contract Corporation hm., 5 East India Irrigation and I anal, 31 Egyptian Comm rcial and Tra. ing, lim., If and Australian Copper, 2 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim., 7f 8 74 Hudson s Bay, 1' f International Financial Society, 12f )E Joint stock Discount, lim., 61 4 f London Finamial Association, lim., 261 L on d on PrOVIIICiai Marine, 3 aMertans t l i l r e r l u g raet and A ssoc C i a a n ti a o l n , National Discount Company, 2 4 11f y B6 llParine (Insurance), lim., 71 f TWl7'eaYsmatlel3sulda'iniaid'a-'3utledearml'ae.cific Steam, lim., 4 AN ANTI-UERMAN 10AST.—A ukorning contem ontry has given currency to a piece of gossip going about, to the effect that at a late dinner of the Guards, at Windsor, an illustrious personage proposed a toast implying a ♦ery lecirled opinion, and a very decided wish on his part, re 'Peeing the issue of the political complications in the north .1 Eur pe, Although it is, perhaps, scarcely necessary to no ice the statement, it is yet possible that it may be quo , ed aid believed abroad, and it may be well, therefore, for us to ay that the story is absolutely without foundations &IC to st st 50 tO x. 13.4 all all all all 100 100 100 49a 1371 7 1101 f iooi IC4i 5 THE SUN, •WM:JON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1864. The Select Committee on the Metropolitan Railway Schemes, The select oommittee of both Houses of Parliament met to-day at 12 o'clock, in the Painted Chamber of the House of Lords. There were a considerable number of persons interested in the different schemes for further cutting up the metro polis in attendance in the lobby. The only gentleman called in before the committee during the early part of the day was Mr. Bazalgette, of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The proceedings were conducted with closed doors. LAW INTELLIGENCE,---(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) GOATER V. GOATEE. This was a suit instituted by Frederick Goater for judi cial separation from his wife on the ground of her cruelty. The respondent recriminated the charge and pleaded denial, and that the violence charged was in self-defence, and she also prayed for a judici,il separation. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., stated the case. The petitioner was a highly respectable manufacturer, residing at Nottingham, and the parties were married in 1842, and there were six children living. In 1859, the parties until that period resided in London, went to Nottingham, and in that year the re spondent, who was represented to be of a violent teoiper, became addicted to intemperance. The acts of violence charged in the petition were alleged to have been committed during that and the following years The Judge Ordinary suggested that the present was a case in which an arrangement binding on both parties might be come to without the scandal of a trial. rhe suggestion of his lordship was agreed to, and the petition was accordingly struck out. _ _ HANCOCK V. HANCOCK AND HAINES. This cause, which w ts also set down for trial, was passed over in consequence of the absence of some legal parties concerned. SMITH V. SMITH AND RICHARDS. In this case on the special jury being called only one answered to his name. His lordship said some excuse might be made for gentle men summoned on account of the manner in which the two former cases had gone off. After waiting a considerable length of time his lordship asked Mr. Keane, Q.O whether he would go on with a Common Jury. The learned gentleman not being willing to adopt this course, the case was directed to stand over till next term. The Court then rose for the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE Z. C. PEARSON. To-day was appoiEted for the adjourned last examination and discharge of this bankrupt, who was a merchant and shipowner. in London, and at Hull, and whose bankruptcy is alleged to have been occasioned by the seizure of vessels by the Federal States of America. The case has been be fore the court a considerable time, and the exa mination of the bankrupt had concluded when an application was made for the examination of witnesses at Hull to contradict the bankrupt's statement, but cause was shown against it by Mr. C. E. Lewis, and his Honour decided that the case should be concluded in London, and consequently Mr. Pearse, the banker of Hull, and others were in attendance. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignee, Mr, Bazlcy for opposing creditors, and Mr, C, E. Lewis for the bankrupt. Mr. Pearce was first called, and said that he was a banker at Hull, in partnership with others. In the course of their transactions they had a customer named Briggs. who was also connec ed with the bankrupt Pearson. Wit ness had frequently taken their bills, and in June, 1862, a dis pute arose as to whether it was not accommodation paper. Bankrupt complained that Mr. Hoare, one of the partners, had stated that it was, and that it affected his (bankrupt's) credit. Witness said it had only been stated to Briggs, who was one of their customers. Pearson said that they were not accommodation bills, and also that he had no partners in his ships, and that Briggs held security to the amount of £20,000, and he (bankrupt) had only drawn to the extent of £15,000. There were also other bills with the names of Dobson and Newman. Dobson had since become bankrupt; Newman he knew nothing of. Briggs had also become bankrupt ; before then he was looked upon as a man of property. Witness's firm had proved against bank rupt's estate for £3,713. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—Briggs had been a cus tomer of the bank for upwards of 25 years before witness joined, and he was always held in good estimation, and wit ness had no reason to doubt he was a man of larie property. After the conversation alluded to, Briggs had been desired to bring less of that class of paper and bring a conclusion to the transaction. Brigg's reply was invariably to the same same effect as Pearson's, that he (Briggs) held security. He did not know that Briggs held shares as security, but which had become forfeited through his • not hav ing had them registered, the larger portion of the bills discounted since June, 1862, had been paid, but after the 3d and 12th July they were returned to a large amount. Re-examined—Had every reason to believe the bankrupt a man of property. He (witness) had no reason to believe that the bills were accommodation bills. Mr. Rigby then proceeded to call . other witnesses, and the case was proceeding when we went to press. MARKETS—Tids Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were moderate. Both for red and white qua lities the demand, however, ruled inactive, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was tolerably large. The inquiry was, however, by no means active, at previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. Malting barley sold steadily, and fine samples were fully as dear as on Monday. Grinding and distilling qualities were in slow request at late prices. The malt trade was quiet, on former terms. The supply of oats on sale was but moderate. For all qualities the demand was much restricted, yet prices ruled stationary. Beans were a dull inquiry, at the late decline in prices. Peas sold slowly, at Monday's currency. In flour, about an average business was transacted, al late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Halt. Oats. Flout. English.-- 910 1 760 1 1,650' 540 1,790 Irish. Foreign.-- 7,700 12,310 1 2,830 2600 aks, 930 brls POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RIOTOUS CONDUCT —UNFOUNDED ACCUSATION AGAINST A CONSTABLE,—Three young men, named George Tomlinson, William Tomlinson, and George Bunch were charged before MrKnox—the first two with disorderly conduct and assaulting a constable—and the last Lamed with attempting to rescue one of the others. Isaac Wilson, 27 E, deposed that about a quarter to 12 at night he was called to the Oak public-house, Tottenham street, to assist in putting the prisoners out in consequence of their disorderly conduct. He found the prisoners all drunk, and making a great noise. On their being put out of the house the prisoner, George Tomlinson, caught hold of his leg and threw him down, and while on the ground the prisoner, William Tomlinson, kicked him in the face, and then about the body, and then ran away. Bunch then tried to get George Tomlinson away. In answer to Mr. Knox the constable said the prisoners had been fighting in the house. William Tomlinson said he did tot kick the constable. Wm. Hayward, 30 E, said he saw Wilson struggling with the prisoner George Tornlins.,n, an d William Tomlinson go up and kick him in the side, and then run away. He pur sued him and brought him back, and they were then sur rounded by a mob of rough fellows who had just left the Queen's Theatre. They then took all the prisoners, who were drunk, to the station. ➢ir. Knox, observing that William Tomlinson had a black and bruised eye, asked him how he came by it. The prisoner William said the constable struck him with his staff. • Both constables denied that any staff was used, and said hey were told that it was done while fighting in the pub- is -house. The prisoner William again said he was struck with a staff smothered with blood, and said he told the constable a t the time that he had struck him. Both constables said this was entirely false. Mr. Knox ordered the case to stand over, and directed a sergeant to go to the public-house and fetch the person who was serving at the time when the disturbance took place, and any other witnesses, so that the matter should be fully investigated. On the case being resumed, J a ne Holloway, the barmaid at the Oak publichouse, Tottenham-street, said the prisoners and others came into the house end behavekin such an un rulymtaunrnneerdthoant she refused and got tosog at the till, A fightry s ere© then. One of the party then took place, the Tomlinsona behaving very roughly. Bunch did not do anything. Mr. Knox asked the young woman how William Tomlin son came by the injuri e s o n his face, and she said it was done in a fight he had with a young man wh o was in co urt. William Richards, a young man, said that William Tom linson attacked him, and he retaliated; and in the fight he bruised the prisoner's face as it appeased. Mr. Knox observed that under the circumstances he could not blame the witness. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witnesses Holloway and Richards said they saw no staff used. . The sergeant sail he had made inquiries, and believed that Bunch's object was not to oppose , the police, but to assist them. Mr. Knox disehaiged Bunch, and remarked that he did not like what had been said respecting the taps and the till. He considered the conduct of WilliamTomlinson especially bad, as he had made a false charge against the constable of having struck him with his staff. He would commit the Tomlinsons for a month each. .--..----•-.. THAMES• A MOST ARTFUL THIEF --John Donovan, an active young man, and described as a labourer, of Queen-street, Ratcliff, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing six pairs of sea boots. Hymen Behill, shopman to an outfitter, of 12, Jamaica terrace, said that he heard a lot of boots fall down on the pavement at the door. Mr. Partridge—Yes, they were outside the shop. You have no business to expose goods in that way. It holds out a temptation to thieves. Witness—A boy called out thieves. I ran after the thief. He dropped five pairs of boots on the footpath. He ran away with the others. He could not take the lot. They were all tied in a row. Another " gent." stopped him. When I got back to the shop a neighbour restored me five pairs boots. He picked them up in the street. William Robinson, a carpenter, of 12, St. Ann's. road, Limehouse, said at 10 minutes to 8 last night he was com ing along the West India-road. The prisoner was coming in an opposite direction. The prisoner, who had a white jacket on, turned into a side street. He pursued him, and as he turned the corner of a street he stumbled over a jacket, and looking about saw the prisoner on the other side of the way walking along in a most deliberate manner. He ran across the road and seized the prisoner, who affected great astonishment, and said " What do you want with me." A new pair of boots were found on the pavement near the jacket which the prisoner was now wearing. Michael Halton, a police-sergeant, 26 K, stated that he saw the prisoner struggling violently with the two last witnesses, and that directly he was secured he pretended to be very drunk. The prisoner in defence said he never put his hand near the boots. He was drinking at a public-house, and hearing a cry of " Stop thief," he went our to see what was the matter. Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—James Mien, aged 18, a well known thief, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Eric Luker. The prosecutor is a Finland sailor, He was examined through the medium of an interpreter, and said he was staying at the Sailors' Home in WeL-street. He was in a grog-shop yesterday evening and saw the prisoner there and treated him. Soon afterwards be was walking along the street in company with two girls, and the prisoner came up to him and grabbed his watch. Mr. Partridge (to the interpreter)—Ask him how his watch was grabbed ? The question was put, and the answer was, that the pri soner made a snatch at the watch, took it from his waist coat pocket, broke it from the guard, and ran away with it. Robert Payne, a police-constable, No. 198 If, received information yesterday evening that the prisoner had stolen a watch from a sailor. He saw the prisoner in a crowd in Backchurch-lane, St. Get:age .in-the. East, at half-past 9 o'clock, and took him into custody. lie told him the charge, and the prisoner laughed. On the way to the station-house the prisoner said " I'll make that Julia Ann repent for this ; she has pinched (informed) against me." That was the girl who went to the station-house with the foreign sailor and gave information of the robbery. He had not mentioned the girl's name to the prisoner. Mr. Partridge—Do you know the prisoner ? Payne--I know him well, sir. He was formerly a shoe black. He has been convicted several times for felony. He belongs to a regular gang of thieves. Mr. Partridge—l shall commit the prisoner for trial, At present I will remand the prisoner until to-morrow, and you must bring " Julia Ann," who was with the sailor when he was robbed of his watch, and other witnesses here. Com plete the depositions as far as possible, Mr. Bowdler. The prisoner was then remanded. SUSPICIOUS CASE.—The North British Mail says :—" A case of a v ery suspi c i ous character has been the subject of investigation by the police on the south side of the river dur in g the two bygone days. It is one in which it is feared foul means have been successfully brought into play to deprive a fellow -creature of life. About six o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, two or three boys called the attention of a constable to the fact that on looking through the window of an empty house on the ground fiat at 71, Crown-street, Gla s g ow, t hey had theseen a m the fluor, apparently drunk or asleep, and that on trying to open the door of the room they had found it locked. Th e constable at once, accompan i ed by boys, proceeded the house, and, after some little delay, gained admission. rne lying eded on to On entering the apartment he found that the man was dead Several of the neighbours, on being questioned as to whether they knew anything of the c irc umstances attending the man's death, stated that on Monday night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, they had seen a man who they u n d e rstood had compan y with a female, with whom they said ha was in the h a bit of assoc i a ti n g. They further said that about 3 o ' clock on Tuesday morning just "taken" the house, enter it thgy heard cries or groans proceeding from the house, as if some person were being strangled or suffocated. No one seems to have thought it p i o p er to interfer e at the moment. The female was seen to leave the premises a little before six o'clock in the morning, and she was afterwards ob. served to return at nine o'clock, and look through the win dow. She did not enter the house, but went away im mediately. Whenever information of the finding of the body reached the Southern Police-offic e , Dr. Dunlop was immediately sent for, and that g entleman visited the house. He cottcludedtthat deceased had b een d ea d a b ou t twelve hours, and on examination he found several marks or indications of violence about the throat, neck, and face; and the general appearance of the body was such as to lead to the conviction that death had been caused by strangula tion. The body was conveyed to the police• office, and placed in the dead house. Dr. Dunlop the n made a seco nd and more minute scrutiny of deceased's person, and disco vered additional marks of violence on the breast. The police then set about making inquiries as to the identity of deceased, when it was discovered that his name was Edward Dooly, that he was 40 years of age, a labourer in M'Laren's Engineworks, Rose-street, and resided with his wite and family, at 11, Pollockshaws-road. He left his home about eleven o'clock on Monday night, stating to his wife that he had to go and assist a man to repair a furnace in M‘Laren's work, which statement has since been ascertained to be un true. The female in whose company deceased was seen is named Alice Cowan or Thomson, and she is about 31 years of age. She has been separated from her husband for about eight years, and is alleged to have been associating with de ceased for the last 12 months. She wa s a pp re h en ded on Tuesday ni g ht i n a house in William.str ee t, Coweaddens. Her statements up to the present time have been very con tradictory, and at first she de nied ha ving been ne ar the house in Crown-street since eleven. o'clock on Monday evening. On Wednesday a post mortenz examination of the body was made by Dr. G. H. B. Macleod and Dr. Dunlop, and altho ug h th e precise result has not transpired, we be lieyeit is su c h a s will warrant its being made the basis of a criminal prosecution. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING.—THUR,BDAY. The Stand Handicap Plate of 40 sovs, for all ages. :Half a mile. Lord Westmorland's Usher, 3 yrs, Bst (Morgam) 1 Mr Godding's Fanfreluche, 4 yrs, Bst 31b .. (Perry) 2 Mr Fleming's Musk, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (J. Loates,l 3 The following also ran :—Le Marechal, Dominie Samp son, .2Etna, Mrs. Somerville, Telscombe, Romola, Viclui burg, and Warbeck. Betting-9 to 4 agst Usher, 3to 1 agst Mrs. Somerville, sto 1 agst Musk, 7 to 1 agst Fanfreluche, 20 to 1 each agst Telscombe, Le Marechal, and Dominie Sampson. l Usher led for a few hundred yards, but afterwards gave way to Telscombe, Musk, and Vicksburg. At the distance these three however were beaten, and Usher again resumed the lead and won by . a length and a half ; Fanfreluche, who came conspicuously in front at the end of the enclo sure, beating Musk by a length. _ _ _ The Skreens (Selling) Hurdle Race of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; selling allow- auces. One mile and a half, over five flights of hurdles. Mr Reynolds' Vulture, aged (£25), lOst 31b (J. Searle) 1 Mr Breary's Revolt, 5 yrs (£25), lOst Mr Edward's Physician, 5 yrs (£5O), 10At .. (Cox) 3 Mr Kerridge's Ravenstonedale, aged (£5O), lOst 1010 (11. States) 4 Mr Godding's Fanfreluche, 4 yrs (£25), 6st 71b (J. Reeves) 0 Betting—al to 10 on Fanfreluche, 2 to 1 agst Vulture, 4 to 1 agst Ravenstonedale. Fanfreluche made play to the second hurdle, at which he shied, ;jumped " askew," rolled ever the low embankment skirting the course, and pitched Johnny Reeves into the adjoining ditch. Fortunately Beeves was not hurt, and the horse ran riderless for some distance with the others. After this accident Vulture took up the running, which he main tained to the end, and won easily by three lengths; a bad third. The Moor Hall Farmers' Steeplechase, a Cup value X 25; certain penalties; gentlemen riders. About three miles over the Steeplechase Course. Mr W. Belehet's Kettledrum, aged, list (Mr P. Barker) 1 Mr A. Hoekley's Forester, aged, list (Owner) 2 Mr Freestone's Little John, aged 12st 71b (inc 21b ex) (Mr Brand) 3 Emperor and The Colonel also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Little John, sto 1 agst Forester. Forester made play, followed alternately by Kettledrum and Little John ; but the latter dropping away a mile from home, the other two came on together, Kettledrum heading Forester a quarter of a mile from home, came away at the distance, and won by 10 lengths; a bad third; and the other two, being under an impression that the first three had gone over the wrong course, raced spiritedly home, to the intense amusement of the spectators. An objection on the ground of having gone the wrong side of a flag was overruled. _ _ _ _ The Brawled Park (Selling) Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3.yr-olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 150 soya, with selling allowances if for less. About two miles over the Steeplechase Course. Baron de Mesnil's Arimaspian, aged (£3O). list (It. Mitchell) disq Mr Land's Diadem, aged (£3O), 115 t.... (H. States) disq Mr Hudson's Ballycasey, aged (£150), list 71b (Mr Coventry) fell Mr Townley's br g by Faugh-a-Ballagh, aged (X3O) list Betting-5 to 4 agst Ballycasey, sto 2 agst Arimas plan, 4 to 1 agst the Faugh-a-Ballagh gelding, 10 to 1 agst Diadem. _ _ Arimaspian made play throughout, and came in 10 lengths in front of the Faugh-a-Ballagh gelding, Diadem finishing a similar distance in the rear of the latter; Ballycasey having fallen at the fourth fence, took no further part in the race. An objection against the winner was made for having gone on the wrong side of a flag, and resulted in the race being declared void, each of the three who passed the post having gone the wrong course. Two matches, of locE.l interest only, closed the day's sport. TATTERSALLS'.—LAST EVENING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Emblem (taken) 100 to 6 agst Emblematic (taken freely) 20 to 1 aget Martha (taken) 25 to 1 agst Portland (taken) 28 to 1 agst Leading Article (taken) 33 to 1 aget Worcester (taken) 33 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Harry (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mauchline (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 40 to 1 agst Accident (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to lon the field (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Sheridan (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Liston (taken) THE DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Forager (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. There were scarcely a dozen members present at the rooms to-day, and the chances of the competitors for the Waterloo Cup formed the sole topic of conversation. Future events almost unnoticed. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 100 to 3 aget Merry Hart (taken) THE DERBY. 600 to 15 aget Birchbroom (taken) COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING. THINISDAY. The meet yesterday was at Church Hpuse, where hares were plentiful and good, and the coursing excellent. There was again a large attendance on the ground. To-day (Friday) is the last day, when the meet will be at Hill House. The following is the result of the running:— The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each, the winner to receive £5OO ; the second, £200; two dogs, £5O each ; four dogs, £3O each; eight dogs, £2O each ; and 16 dogs, .£lO each. Third Ties. Mr Spinks' Sea Pink beat Mr Lloyd nd Patent Lord Uffington's Retribution beat Mr Gibson nd Golf Mr E. W, Haywood nd Justice beat Mr Leigh nd Be Quiet Mr H. Haywood nd Rebe beat Mr Gregson's Roaring Meg Mr Morrell nd Imperatrice beat Mr Armistead nd Lady Stormont Mr Williams nd King Death beat Lord Lurgan's Master Sweeney _ _ _ Lord Grey de Wilton's Glendower beat Mr Bateman's Blue Belle (1) Mr Stocker nd Black Bess beat Mr Bland's Beadle of the Parish Fourth Ties. Sea Pink beat Retribution I King Death beat Imperatrice Rebe beat Justice I Glendower beat Black Bess The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup stakes, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO, First Ties. Mr Garnett's Glendhu beat Mr Gordon's Great Expecta• tions Mr Savage's Storekeeper beat Mr Barden's Drop of Drink Mr Russell's Reliance beat Mr Campbell's Cadazooro (2) Captain Molyneux nd Streamer beat Mr Brundrit's Bargo. master • Mr Calandar nd Coorooran beat Mr Blackstock's Beck• Lord (1) Mr Long nd Cheer Boys beat Mc Hornby's Heiress (1) Mr Chesshira nd Liverpool beat Mr. Cunningham's Hop, bine Lord Dinning's Donald beat Mr Mather nd Welcome Mr Steel's Spider beat Mr Randall nd Don Felix Mr Knowles nd Tamar beat Mr. Hyslop nd Dnneon Mr Jardine's Innocence beat Mr Cloudesdale nd Good Idea Mr Brocklebank's Blackpool beat Mr Brown's• Bruin Mr Croft's Guild Belle beat Mr Lyon nd See Clear Mr Thompson's Tallochgorom beat Mr Graham's Exhibtor Mr Ivie Campbell nd Calabaroono beat Mr Bruce nd Bright Morning Mr Johnstone's jesebel beat Mr Major Boothby nd Dixie (1) Second Ties--Glendhu beat Storekeeper, Streamer beat Reliance, Cheer Boys beat Coorooran, Donald beat Liver pool, Tamar beat Spicier, Innocence beat Blackpool, Tul lochgorum beat Guild Belle, and Calabaroono beat Jezebel The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup stake for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. FIRST TIES. Mr Blanshard's Babs beat Mr Bell Irving's Skedaddler (1) Mr Blundell nd Saladin beat Mr Bake nd Deteotor Earl of Eglinton's Rainbow boat Mr Dunlop's Marshal Forward Mr Jones's Julia Mannering beat Mr Green's Gipsy Queen (1) Colonel Bathurst nd 0 wersby beat Mr Borron's Blush Rose dr Mr Massey nd Baron Nicholson beat Mr Worrall's White Sky, dr Lord Sefton's Sparkle beat Lord 33ective nd Lady Java (1), dr. Mr Lister's Chloe beat Mr Bartholomew nd Hylax. Second Ties —Baby beat Saladin, Rainbow beat Julia Mannering, 0 wersby beat Baron Nicholson, and Sparkle beat Chloe. HOBOLOGICAL SCIENCE.—"'Here are arranged a fine selection of watches manufactured by him on the latest and most approved principles of horological science." —Daily News, July 1, 1862. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, repeaters, centre seconds, keyless, split seconds, and every description of watch, adapted to all climates. Benson's il lustrated pamphlet on watches (free for two stamps) contains a short history of watchmaking, with prices, from 3 to 2CO guineas each. It acts as a guide in the purchase of a watch, and enables those who live in any part of the world to select a watch, and have it sent safe by post. Prize medal and honourable mention, classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Established 1749. Watch and clock maker by special warrant of appointment to H.R.R. the Prince of Wales. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar• kets. Generally speaking, the trade is slow, at our quota. tions Per Sib. by the carcase. a it s d sdad Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Middling do. 36 3 8 Prime do .. 46 4 8 Crime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal Do. smalldo. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 2 4 8 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be but moderately supplied both with English and foreign hops. In nearly all quali ties a steady business is doing, and prices rule firm. Mid and East Kents £6 Os to £9 1013 per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 15s to 7 5s „ Sussex Bavarian 5 53 to 8 83 „ Belgian American COLONIAL TEA—The private sales have progressed very slowly, and medium qualities have declined about id per lb. Suonn—Business has been rather dull, holders having demanded fully late rates for West India. In the refined market there is very little change, common lumps being quoted 52s 6 , 1 per cwt. COFFEE —The operations in colonial descriptions have been to an average extent, at fully previous prices. RICE —Only limited dealings have been reported, and quotations generally are a suede lower. SALTPETRE—The operations have been of an unimpor tant character. British refined, however, remains at fully previous value. TALLOW—The market has been dull, and operations for both present and forward delivery are restricted. P.Y.C. on the spot is puoted 40s 3d to 40s 6d; March, 40s to 40s 3d ; and last three months, 43s 6d per cwt. THE FATE OF PETITIONS TO PARLIAMENT.- For twenty minutes or so a very singular and (to the uninitiated) a very unintelligible ceremony is being gone through. Members riso, one aft'er the other, and mutter something, which they read from aroll in their hands, with sounds like these, uttered in every variety of key, some slow, some voluble, some whispered, some loud, but all much on a par as to unintelligibility—" 'Tition, sir I" says the MX., " from —" (name not heard), " praying that ---" (prayer lost in the distance). The hon. gentleman moves towards the table before he has well done giving the purport of the petition, and the Speaker cries " Bring 't up." Without waiting for this permission, the M.P. brings up the roll accordingly. Not a dozen people have heard where it's from or what it's about; still fewer care. The clerk at the table thrusts the roll into a big carpet-bag, the mouth of which is yawning to receive it. And this is the fate of country petitions, prepared so elaborately, signed so extensively, and so sure, as squire and clergyman agreed, ti excite attention and to exercise influence. What becomes of the sheet of foolscap it is best not to inquire. They are supposed to come under the notice of the Commit tee on Public Petitions, who, when numerous petitions are presented on a question of interest, auto up the total num tiers, and even print at the public expense any one ouc, of the common. Atter this the butterman and the trunk maker knew'something a them. MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM. At midnight, on Tuesday, police-constable Pat rick Golden, was on duty in Dartmouth-street, Bir mingham, when he heard the•report of a pistol a few yard off, followed by a deep moaning. He ran towards the spot, and found a young woman lying in a pool of blood, her feet being in the gutter, and her head towards the middle of the street. He lifted her up and recognised her as a young woman who was lately married to a young man named George Hall. He found a wound on her face, from which the blood was flowing freely. The young woman was at once conveyed to her mother's house. She was quite insensible. A bullet had shattered the jaw, and, passing the neck, had lodged in the ver tebrae. A surgeon removed por ions of the fractured jaw, and did everything in his power to alleviate the sufferings of the woman, but gave no hope of her recovery. The next stage of the tragedy developed itself au hour afterwards. Police -constable W. Dromage was on duty at Hockley-hill shortly after 1 o'clock, when he was accosted by a man having two pistols in his possession, who told him that a short time before a relative of his, named Geo. Hall, came to him in the Wellington Inn, and asked him to take a glass of brandy with him, as it would be the last he would ask him to take. On being asked what he meant, he replied that he had shot his wife, and handed him a couple of pistols; and hav ing taken off his brandy he left the house with the landlord to go home to his father's. The man gave the pistols to the officer who accompanied him to Hall's father's house in Birmingham. Oa arriving there they found Hall sitting on a sofa in the same room with his father, mother, sister, and brother, and the landlord of the Wellington Inn. The officer claimed Hall as his prisoner, and charged him with having shot his wife with the intention of murder ing her. The prisoner quietly said," It is true; I did," and gave himself up to the officer. He was not at all excited, but, on the contrary, was perfectly calm and collected, and even gentle ire his manner. On coming away from the house, he shook hands with all his friends, and said, " Good bye; I hope we shall meet in Heaven." The pistols were per fectly new. One of them had been discharged—the other was loaded, but had no cap on, On the charge being drawn, the shotticg was found to consist of a conical ball. The prisoner was brought before the magistrates on Wednesday ; and oa a medical certi ficate being produced stating that the young woman was in a dangerous state he was remanded until Sa turday. He is by trade a stamper, and was employed in a workshop in Vyse-street. It appears that the prisoner and the young woman were married last Christmas-day. Before the marriage the prisoner told her that he had furnished a nice house in good style and that they would enter upon it after their marriage, He, however, went into lodgings, and his wife was so angry at this that she left him in nine days and refused to live with him till a house was provided. This greatly exasperated the priso ner, who gave way to an extreme fit of jealousy. On Tuesday night he called at the place where his wife was living in Princes-street, and demanded the earrings and wedding-ring which he had pre sented her at their marriage, saying he was going off to Liverpool. After some words they parted. In two hours afterwards the prisoner called for his wife at his mother's house, and they went out together between 9 and 10 o'clock, and walked about for two hours, talking over their affairs. The sequel hae already been told. The young woman died on Wednesday night at a quarter'to 5 o'clock, after suffering fearful agony aggravated by an unsuccess ful attempt to extract the ball. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. A woman named Ellen Gaunt had long resided at Matlock, but being in the last stage of con sumption she came to Derby on the 24th October last year, and remained with her sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield, at Pear-tree, till the 24th January, when she died. The deceased was seen by no doctor in Derby, having been told by Mr. Brown, of Matlock, before she came here, that she could not recover. The deceased, after her death, was taken to Matlock, and was buried there on the 28th January. An official report states that at the burial " on the sexton filling in the grave he fancied he heard a noise in the coffin, and he at once informed the minister, who went out and heard similar sounds; another person was then called, and also eventually Dr. Cash. The body was taken out of the coffin, and Dr. Cash attempted to bleed it, and a drop or two of blood issued from the inci sion. The doctor pronounced her dead, and that she had been so for some time. She was again placed in the grave and covered up." These events naturally caused great excitement in the town, and as soon as the chief constable became acquainted with the circumstances he instituted an inquiry. Dr. Brown, who attended the deceased, says : " For some weeks before her leaving Matlock for Derby I attended her, and informed her friends and herself that her case was hopeless, as she was suffering from tubercular disease of the lungs, and wouldlonly live three or four months, as she was far advanced in the last stage of consumption. I gave a certificate as to the cause of death, as I was in formed that no other medical man had visited her after she left Matlock. I know nothing about the funeral or the knocking in the coffin, beyond so much disgusting and foolish talk which would hardly have been tolerated four centuries ago." In the course of the inquiry the rector of Matlock was applied to, and in his statement he says :—" Soen after I had left the churchyard the parish clerk came to the rectory to say that he had heard a strange noise in the grave. I immediately went with him to the spot, and after listening a short time I heard a peculiar knocking proceeding from the grave, and apparently in the coffin. I then went to call Mr. John Else, one of the churchwardens who also heard the knocking. We immediately ordered the coffin to be uncovered, and while the clerk was doing so I ran to the house where the friends of the deceased were, and told them what I had heard. I also sent for a policeman and for Dr. Cash, the latter of whom examined the corpse, and pronounced her to be dead, but declared he could not say how long she had been dead. I cannot offer any opinion myself as to the cause of the noises—that is and ever will be a mystery—but to Mr. Else, the parish clerk, and myself they were more than sufficiently suspicious to justify us in what we did." No further explanations of the " noises" has yet been given, and the excitement which the event had originated has subsided.—Derby Mercury. On Wednesday night, at the Amphitheatre, Liver pool, during the last act of the " Poor of Liverpool," one of the bridesmaids in the last scene went too near the candelabra on a table, and her white dress ignited. It was perceived by the audience, and a sensation was immediately created; but Mr. Stafford, who perceived the ignition of the dress, put it out with his hands, and all anxiety was in an instant removed. As all the ladies on the stage were dressed in white, the results might have been yery serious but for his presence of mind and promptitude. SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COM. MITTED THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.—The village o Ringtead, near Thrapston, i n Northamptonshire, is at pre sent in a state of great excitement, owing to the supposed discovery of a murder which took place in that neighbour hood about 13 years since. On the afternoon of Thursday, the 4th inst., while a labourer, named Warren, was en gaged in cleaning out a dyke, at the side of a road or lane leading from Denford to Keystone, his spade came in con tact with a complete skeleton. The remains are those of a full-grown female, of middle height, and it is the opinion of the villagers that they are those of Lydia Astley, who mysteriously disappeared some 13 years since, and who had been cohabiting with a married man named Weekly Ball, upon whom suspicion fell at the time ; but, though a re ward of £2OO was offered, nothing could be discovered, and Ball, who had been apprehended, was discharged. At the time the girl was missed a letter was received by one of the local magistrates to the effect that the writer had seen the deceased in company with a strange man in Gold-street, Northampton; but this statement was not generally cre dited, in consequence of the condition in which the girl was. A witness has now voluntarily come forward for the pur pose of declaring that this letter was written by him at the dictation of Weekly Ball himself. At the time of the girl's 6isappearing cries of "Murder 1 - were heard in an orchard at the back of Ball's house, and there were abundant proofs of his having b ees up a l l night. On Monday a meet i ng of magistrates took place, when a warrant was issued for the arrest of Ball, who was apprehended at Ramsay, where he has been living since the occurrence, and brought to Thrapstont London and North Western Railway. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of the sharehOlders- of this com• pany was held to-day at the Euston-square terminus—Mr. Richard Moon, the chairman of the board of directors, presiding. _ The report. the principal portions of which have been published, having been laid upon the table, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he might take that opportunity of reviewing the altered position of the company from that in which it was placed when his colleagues placed him in the chair in 1861. I n August that year they paid a dividend of 3f per cent, with a surplus of £ll,BOO. Now they proposed to pay a dividend of 6 per cent, with a surplus of X 2.0,000. He thought that result need only be pointed out to show in how satisfactory a condition the company was placed. The dividend now proposed was the highest which had been paid since 1849, and never before with such a reduction of the depreciation fund. They were now also paying interest o n lines which were not bringing in anything at present, but which would soon come into play. Not withstanding all this, they had been able to keep up the stock, roads, St 3., while everything was in the best possible condition, and there was no point of the line which had not been added to and kept in perfect repair. The re newal fund had been redaced about £35,000. They had also in the year spent £14,000 or £15,000 in the reconstruction of bridges of permanent materials of iron and stone, which were originally built of timber. It might be interesting to know that the steel rails they had laid down in some of the stations had achieved all the results expected of them, and they had been found to work equal to tin facings of iron work. In the locomotive department the expenses of the first half of 1862 were £334,000; the expenses during the first half of 1863 were £338,000; but the first-named half-year did not include, and the latter did, the working of the Shropshire Union. The directors had wiped off ail scores of stock, and they had no hesitation in expressing their belief that the concern was never in a better state than at the present time. The next point to which he, would advert was that of legal and Parliamentary ex penses, a subject which he knew the directors did not like much to hear about. In two years the directors had succeeded in reducing the arrears by £35,000, and the law and Parliamentary expenses were now not at all equal to the amount which had been set aside to meet them. He thought that would be a satisfactory state of things, more especially as all their neighbouring companies were in perfect amity with them. Their only hope for their joint prosperity was by assisting each other, and by uidising existing companies. As to the proposed London railways he was sorry they had not a map of them in the room, but if they had he thought the shareholders would be annoy e d as many other people had been. Of railway schemes gene• rally he had no hesitation in saying that not one was now being made for the simple investment of money, but simply for other purposes, as when a line was con structed by persons who had a real interest Par, liament refused it protection and if it was asked for Parliament laughed in the faces of the applicants just, as Nero fled when he set fire to Rome. (Laughter.) H Q had great faith in the joint committee of Lords and Com. mons which had been appointed, and he hoped their exertions would be attended with success. After some discussion the report was adopted, and tk dividend for the past half year, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, was declared. It was announced that the divi, dend warrants would be made payable on Wednesday s March 2. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market heavy. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Week's sales, 39,430 bales, including 5,510 ort speculation, and 6,130 for exportation ; actual ex, port, 6,834 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans, 271; ditto Uplands, 26t; ditto Mobile, 27; Surats, 12 231. Estimated stock, 246,600 bales. Week'g import, 45,675. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 19.—Wind this day at noon—North* West; strong breeze, and cloudy weather, with snow. PORTSMOUTII,Feb. S.E.—Arrived—Johnnie! from Macao for Hamburg. , Sailed—Catherine, fog Porto Rico. CLYDE, Feb. 17.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—City of Amoy, and William Eldston, for Bombay—Albion, screw steamer s for Otago, N,Z. OFF PLYMOITTIE, Feb, 18.—Arrived—Nareode, from the Cape of Good Hope. NEWPORT, Feb. 18.—Wind Fre. dericka, for St. Thomas. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb.lB—Maria Sophia, from Strouistadt ; Pro. vidence, from Gravelines ; Delia, from Almeria; Gurdoi Rebow, from St. Michael's. Arrived, Feb. 19—Emily, from Antwerp ; Resolution s from Frederickstadt ; Jessie, and William, from Antwerp ; Advance, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Feb, 18—First Fruit, from London, for Seville, Bank of England Beturn,--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 17th day of Feb., 1864: MUM DEPORTMENT. Aotes issued ......X27,613,1251 Government Debt £11,015,1(t) Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,863,125 Silver Bullion .... X27,513,125' £27,513,124: , EPARTMENT. Government Seen- Vroprietors Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- ilifeWl(inClt7Clll7g Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,124,58t Other Securities 19.856,74¢ Notes Gold and Silver 720,610 Coin mis stoners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- counts) 7,079,789 Other Deposits 13,306,156 Seven Day and other Bills 548,192 £39,036,983 AL : £39,066,93,1 ,RSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Feb. 18, 1864. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Mar. 3. via Marseilles Feb. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb. 26. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Mar. 3. via Marseilles.... Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 26. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 26. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Newfoundland .. Feb. 19. Oporto and Vigo .. .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Feb. 25. by U.S. packet.... -3 California. and Britiali Columbia. 1 by Canadian packet. Feb. 19. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mar., 11 , Mexico Feb. 29 . All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru' Feb. 29. ANOTHER NEW PAPER ia promised, with serioug and comic matter combined, and comic cuts, A mer i can fashion. d, the REPRISALS.—Mr. G. Hamtnen Prussian Vice-Consul at Deal, having publicly notified that a reward of L 5 would be paid to any party giving th e f i rst information to Prussian vessels that the Danish war frigate Niels Juel was cruising in the Channel, the sum named has been awarded to the crew of the Deal sailing boat Swift, who gave the required information to the Prussian ship Willey, Captain Muller. CALLER HERRlNGS!—Brittany cured 218,076,408 sprats in the year 1853, and the value of the oil alone amounted, it has been calculated, to £35,000. A SENSATION NEWSPAPER, called me Police News with illustrations of events, is announced. It is rather singular that the name of God should be spelled with four letters in almost every language, viz. :—ln Latin, Deus—French, Dieu—Greek, Thoes-- German, Got t — Scandinavian, Odin—Swedish, Codd— Hebrew, Aden —Syrian Adad—Persian, Syra—Tartarian, Idga—Spanish, Dias—East Indian, Esgi or Zeni—. Turkish, Addi ; Egyptian, Alma or Zent—Japanese, Z ain—P eruvian, Lian— Wallachian, Z ene—E trariana Chur—lrish, Dieh—Arabian, Alfa—and others still with, four letters.—American Paper. Arrangetnnnte have been made by the South. Eastern Banking Company, introduced to the public a few days since by the London Financial Associa. tion, to take over the business of the West Surrey Bank and its branches, as mentioned in the new prospectus. Captain Mangles has joined the board of directors, and the services of Mr. S. G. Finney, who for 28 years has successfully managed the business of the West Surrey Bank, are to be re tained in the same capacity. About £16,000 in gold was taken into the Ban: yesterday, but 12,000 sovereigns were withdraw for transmission to Alexaneria. documen ts have BERLIN, Feb. 15.—A number o f li c bt upon the been published here, throwing 87 . e n o g f the three history of the Prussian ocoupai; the two great Holstein towns. It appears . t G h e e rm Fr a a n n P kf o o w r e t r D s ie in t stressff irs in Holstein cast which the existing state of a d aign I 'n Schleswig. in the way of their came s t t n r uiscyted tbeiturproenprtehsrdtiaffiteivartieast • d I ce , ety. kith 11 °1 f the cOrP ° s t Old 03 0 " or 9, O bit. ,§ll l f't oo d Pt°' fe y ~ V _ 8 5°11' WC' cd " opr • a sr P"